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Revelations of a Plastic Surgeon

June 7, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

What follows is my Round 1 entry for the NYC Midnight 2014 Screenwriting Challenge.  The prompts were Ghost Story / Plastic Surgery / A Receptionist.   Revelations of a Plastic Surgeon Dr. Petrus calls his plastic surgery a “Portal to a New Life” for his patients. But where does that portal really lead?   EXT. – SPRAWLING … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Scripts Tagged: creative writing, ghost story, judgement day, NYC Midnight, Pearly Gates, plastic surgery, Revelations, screenplay, We B Late blog, writing contests

Heirloom

June 6, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Short Stories Tagged: creative writing, flash fiction, NYC Midnight, sci fi, science fiction, short story, We B Late blog, writing contests

Peaceful Waters

June 6, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

Here is my Spring 2016 entry for 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In this quarterly contest, the writers are given their prompt at noon on Saturday and have until noon on Sunday to turn in their entry of no more than 950 words. The story must reflect some element of the prompt, and judges look for innovation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Short Stories Tagged: 24-hour contest, boating, creative writing, peaceful waters, short story, waterfall, We B Late blog, writing contest

Donald & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hair Day

May 11, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

Judging is now underway for the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge 2016. Writers are randomly grouped into heats, and given a genre, subject and character assignment, from which we must write a screenplay of up to 12 pages.  My prompt was Political Satire / A Photo Opportunity / A Private Money Lender.  Here’s my entry. Donald … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, Creative Writing, Scripts Tagged: #screenwritingchallenge, Bill Clinton, comedy, contest, creative writing, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, NYCMidnight, political satire, screenplay, We B Late blog

Prompts Prompt Prompt Production

February 17, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

When I committed to a daily writing discipline, it wasn’t because I had 365 topics ready to go.  Of course, I had a few ideas, and  I knew I could count on situational inspiration from time-to-time.  But what really gave me the chutzpah to make this promise was knowing that I could always rely on … [Read more…]

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Come and Sit a Spell

November 4, 2014 by user 4 Comments

In September I entered the WritersWeekly Fall 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest. I just received word that my entry, “Come and Sit a Spell,” received honorable mention.  That means out of hundreds of entries, I placed in the top 25!  At the start of the contest,  all of the contestants received the same prompt and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Short Stories Tagged: creative writing, Halloween, spooky, surprise ending, writing contests

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold

October 26, 2014 by user 2 Comments

In 2013 I participated in the NYCMidnight Short Screenplay competition. In this challenge, writers were grouped into heats and wrote in two rounds before advancing (or not).  Maximum length for each screenplay was five pages, and my prompts in this round were Ghost Story / A Convention / A Gallon of Ice Cream.  Here’s my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Scripts Tagged: creative writing, ghost story, screenplay, surprise ending, We B Late, writing contest

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